New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
4 Conspiracy AGAINST SUNDAY.

CONSPTR1CY AGAINST SUNDAY.
Tho Rev. DR.. John Hall, tho Rev. DR.. Taylor
and others have called meeting OF the clergy
of this city fer tomorrow afternoon 10 con-
slider an important question. This Is "helher
they shall not follow the example OF The clergy
Of Buffalo and Albany. Roman Cathoilc ana
Protestant, who have organized in defence OF
SUNDAY against the threatened attacks OF inc
so-caled Liberty party. This beginning
is made mono too soon. The move
mcnt represented under this name Is
moro powerful than has been sup
posed, and those who want to preserve the
day as it is cannot afford to sit with 1oided
hands while their opponents are hard at work.
The Republican State Committee OF fenn-
sylvania have issued an address to the voters
of the State upon the organization OF the liquor
dealers of that State into political party with
a large corruption fund. This gives the most
detailed account If the operations OF tho Fcr-
sonal Liberty Leagues that has yet been made
public. 1t is charged that the Leagues are
acting in concert with the liquor-dcalers al
over the State and that together they are
forming an organization that Is expected TO
WELD large vote. The singing societies ana
otner social organ .zJtons Of folclgn-Dorn cl'l-
zcns were at the outset canvaSscd by agents
! Of the liquor organizations and mary OF lhcm
were induced to send delegates TO cch'faI
conventions which have been meeting every
Sunday and arranging for the establishment
/ of Personal Liberty Leagues. The fhhadci-
! phia convention was equally divided between
/ Democrats Socialists and Republicans. Inc
| TWO former factions combined and oycrrode
al attempts Of the Republicans to reserve to
themselves liberty OF political action. In
! Pittsburg and Allegheny City, it is stated, the
same procedure has been followed. IN all
these cities. as soon ~ it was thoroughly under
} stood that the Democratic party was 90 WON
/ to repeal the Sund,y laws and the Ilgh-Liccnse
law, which last was passed at tho recent
session Of the Republican Legislature, the
organization Of Personal Liberty Leagues went
: forward rapidly. Socialists and Anarchists
and "all who are willing to war upon society
arc said to have taken prominent part IN TINS
movement, which was TO rally to the ana 81
! he Democracy "cycry agency OF the Saiooh
and every form of Free Thinking and Social
istic sentiment" II should &c added however
that LIQUOR dealers who favor high license have
no sympathy with the combination, nor as IA
rule, have those who own their hotel furniture
or property. These number about onc-ha!i OF
the country dealers and onc-third OF those IN
the cities.
1t is estimated that in the three cities named
there arc $4,000 saloon and Personal LiDcri!
voters. Organizations are beng formed IN every
! ward, and pledges are ~ be signed Dy al
members authorizing the convention to direct
| them how to vote. This IS called the tlghth
Rule" On the Sunday preceding the election
| formal meetings viii be held in every Ward
TO receive and pass the word for whom to vote
It is won understood that the instructions VIII
be to vote the Democratic State and city
tickets. In fact. it would be absurd to expect
ANYTHING else These are voters whom the
c, animation VII. probably, not need to buy.
But for outs side use there will be no lack Of
money. The amount has been undcrsiatcd
rather than ovcrstatcd. The Committee say
the assessments made viii amount in Phlla-
dclpha and PittSburg alone to quarter OF a
million dollars.
II is undoubtedly true that the Personal
Liberty party comprises many citizens OF for
cgn birth who sincerely believe il unjust that
they cannot have their glass OF beer on Sunday
afternoons as In the old countries But IL
must be obvious to them that there can be no
special privileges Of that kind. The whishcy-
seller would demand the same rights as the
beer seller. 1t must be obvious to every one
also that, whether all its members intend II
or not. the Personal Liberty party is working
for the liquor-dcalcr. He would ask no greater
boon than to be able to keep open after
D. H. on Sundays. 1t may be- too late to ac-
complish much in the way Of CONTEMPORARIES
ton during the present canvass but begin
nlnr could be made; and all those who "an
peaceful orderly Sunday can, at least, vote
for the Republican legislative candidates, WHIT
are the special objects Of attack BY the Per
sonal Liberty party.